The Nieuport 17 C.1 (or Nieuport XVII C.1 in contemporary sources) is a French sesquiplane fighter designed and manufactured by the Nieuport company during World War I. An improvement over the Nieuport 11, it was a little larger than earlier Nieuports and better adapted to the more powerful engine than the interim Nieuport 16. Aside from early examples, it had the new Alkan-Hamy synchronization gear, permitting the use of a fuselage-mounted synchronised Vickers gun firing through the propeller disc.
The livery is half fictional.
P. S. My first WWI plane
Specifications
Spotlights
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General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 26.3ft (8.0m)
- Length 19.3ft (5.9m)
- Height 8.9ft (2.7m)
- Empty Weight 1,198lbs (543kg)
- Loaded Weight 1,413lbs (640kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.778
- Wing Loading 7.7lbs/ft2 (37.6kg/m2)
- Wing Area 183.3ft2 (17.0m2)
- Drag Points 881
Parts
- Number of Parts 177
- Control Surfaces 4
- Performance Cost 711
This looks more like a nieuport 24 than a 17, judging by it's rudder.
Nice.